[PDF][PDF] Relation between egg shape index and egg quality characteristics.

M Duman, A Şekeroğlu, A Yıldırım… - … Poultry Science/Archiv …, 2016 - academia.edu
Eggs contain many vital nutrients. Therefore, eggs are produced all over the world. Egg
quality is determined by its consumer acceptance with respect to several characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison between the quality of eggs from indigenous chicken breeds and that from commercial layers

M Lordelo, J Cid, CMDS Cordovil, SP Alves… - Poultry Science, 2020 - Elsevier
There is an increased interest in animal products from more sustainable farming practices,
which may include using local breeds. In addition, maintaining biodiversity is important, and …

[HTML][HTML] Critical points on egg production: causes, importance and incidence of eggshell breakage and defects

H Mazzuco, AG Bertechini - Ciência e Agrotecnologia, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
The occurrence of broken eggs directly depends on the quality of the shell. It is important to
consider that the problem of broken eggs is not due to a single factor but a combination of …

Comparison of egg production, quality and composition in three production systems for laying hens

FX Philippe, Y Mahmoudi, D Cinq-Mars, M Lefrançois… - Livestock Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing public concern for animal welfare has pushed the poultry sector to
progressively replace conventional battery cages (CC) for laying hens with alternative …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of different egg quality traits and interpretation of their mode of inheritance in White Leghorns

PK Rath, PK Mishra, BK Mallick, NC Behura - Veterinary world, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim: The experiment was carried out to evaluate different external and internal egg quality
traits and to figure out their mode of inheritance from a set of hierarchically classified data …

Physical and mechanical properties of tomato fruits as related to robot's harvesting

Z Li, P Li, J Liu - Journal of food engineering, 2011 - Elsevier
In order to better design, fabricate and control tomato harvesting robot, selected physical
properties such as height, diameter, sphericity, surface area, volume, total mass, mass of …

Changes in egg quality traits during the last phase of production: is there potential for an extended laying cycle?

A Molnár, L Maertens, B Ampe, J Buyse… - British Poultry …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
A field study was conducted to investigate the deterioration of eggshell quality at the end of
lay and examine the potential to extend the production cycle. A total of 1200 eggs were …

Phenotypic correlation between external and internal egg quality characteristics in 85-week-old laying hens

JS Inca, DA Martinez, C Vilchez - arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.01821, 2022 - arxiv.org
Background and Objective: Several studies confirm that the age of hens has a tremendous
impact on external and internal egg quality characteristics. Egg production could be at …

Assessing bone health status and eggshell quality of laying hens at the End of a production cycle in response to inclusion of a hybrid Rye to a wheat–corn diet

S Muszyński, K Kasperek, S Świątkiewicz… - Veterinary …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The eggshell provides physical protection of the internal components of
the egg. Calcium, the main mineral forming eggshell, comes both directly from the diet but …

Variation in avian egg shape and nest structure is explained by climatic conditions

D Englert Duursma, RV Gallagher, JJ Price… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Why are avian eggs ovoid, while the eggs of most other vertebrates are symmetrical? The
interaction between an egg and its environment likely drives selection that will shape eggs …